Day 0

Just under one year from now, on June 6th, 2015, I will direct the Rim Job 50, an ultramarathon located in beautiful Chico, California. That journey begins today…

Okay, that is probably a bit of poetic license. The idea for this race has been rattling around in my mind for the better part of a year. However, there is one difference: today I begin telling the story and making the idea a reality.

The motivation for this blog is very simple. I’m a runner with no experience as a Race Director. As such, I’m going to have to learn a lot in order to put on a successful race. I will seek out all sorts of tips, tricks and advice. I’ll have some amazing successes, and some colossal screw-ups. And I’ll record it all here for posterity. Just think of me as your little black box for directing a trail race.

My goal will be short, frequent posts with small updates of my progress and nuggets of wisdom that I may have picked up along the way. I’ll supplement this with longer posts on specific topics where it’s appropriate. I will of course be making full use of all the information put together from other sources on the web, and I will link to any and all high-quality external resources.

I am planning for a 50 mile and marathon distance options (I was actually just sitting down to write about that!). I’ll be posting more details of the course as I work to get the permit. It will be in Upper Bidwell and have one loop that includes the North Rim trail, and another loop that includes South Rim.

I live in Eureka and am very interested in what you’re doing. I run most of my races down in the Bay Area, so I will be very interested to see what you have going to the east of us. June in Chico?? I’m guessing things could be tad warm. 🙂